diff --git a/base-notebook/start-singleuser.sh b/base-notebook/start-singleuser.sh
index 8cb8caec1..8ddce2d82 100755
--- a/base-notebook/start-singleuser.sh
+++ b/base-notebook/start-singleuser.sh
@@ -34,10 +34,6 @@ fi
 if [ ! -z "$JPY_HUB_API_URL" ]; then
   NOTEBOOK_ARGS="--hub-api-url=$JPY_HUB_API_URL $NOTEBOOK_ARGS"
 fi
-if [ ! -z "$JUPYTER_ENABLE_LAB" ]; then
-  NOTEBOOK_BIN="jupyter labhub"
-else
-  NOTEBOOK_BIN="jupyterhub-singleuser"
-fi
+NOTEBOOK_BIN="jupyterhub-singleuser"
 
 . /usr/local/bin/start.sh $NOTEBOOK_BIN $NOTEBOOK_ARGS "$@"